Bridal Babes - Sammy

When the beautiful Sammy got in touch requesting a custom order for her wedding, we knew we were in for a right treat. Sammy runs fashion blog My Lady Boudoir - focusing on edgy, playful fashion so we were pretty shocked when she requested a definite boho vibe to her crown! But by paring her gypsophila and blush pink rose crown with a gorgeously dramatic fishtail dress, Sammy has created a look that is very much her own.

In the Press - You and Your Wedding!

I don't know if you guys know this, but here at C&G HQ we're a tiiiiny bit obsessed with glitter (understatement of the century much?!) So we're head over heels in love with You and Your Wedding's opening Bride Candy feature, themed around - yep you guessed it - all things that glitter. Featuring our Gala Medium Ombre Glitter Bow in Pink, Y&YW recommend styling your mini-maids and flower-girls in our super-sweet oversized bow.

Bridal Babes - Henbox

As wedding season fast approaches, so with it brings the national institute of the Great British Hen Party. Gone are the days of heading down your local with a few of your closest mates to send you off into married life the night before your wedding (really though, do you really want to be saying ‘I do’ with the faint, lingering taste of Jagerbombs?!) Hen dos and bridal showers are now often as big of an affair as the weddings themselves. I myself have been invited just this year to a long weekend in glitzy Marbella, a Harry Potter themed hen in London, a murder mystery evening in Bristol and a posh frocks & welly walk in Bath - all very different, meticulously organised affairs!



For some, the thought of phallic straws and fluffy L plates punctuating their last night as a single lady brings them out in a cold sweat - and that’s where HenBox comes in. Created in November 2012 when co-founder Sarah became engaged, her sister and business partner Rachael dutifully began planning the hen party and spent hours trawling the internet for classy decorations and accessories to send her sister off in style. When she just couldn’t find what she was looking for, the duo decided it was high time someone took the effort out of what can be an already stressful time, and with HenBox bring together hen party products from the hottest designers and suppliers around the world, housing them onto one website.



We’re probably a wee bit biased, but certainly not alone in thinking that once your hen-party theme and location is nailed, it’s time to start thinking about what you’re wearing on your head. “Hair accessories were at the top of our list of priorities and when we stumbled upon Crown and Glory one afternoon, we knew we had found exactly what we were looking for” says Sarah. Henbox currently stock a range of our animal ears in glitter and florals, and our Loverdose Glitter Heart headband which could even be worn on the big day itself. Not that you can’t wear glittery animal ears whenever you damn well please, of course - “Don’t tell anyone, but most days we can be found tapping away at our keyboards at HenBox HQ wearing our favourite bunny ears!”



HenBox doesn’t stop there. Covering hen night games, sashes and rosettes, super cute balloons and decorations for everything from your venue to your menu, you can even shop by theme to suit your bride-to-be; Boho, Pink Pop, Nautical and Gold Luxe. In the coming weeks, you’ll even be able to buy Hen Party Boxes which will contain everything you need to throw a beautiful memorable and most importantly fun, hen party. More time for champers gets the thumbs up in my book!

In the Press - Brides Magazine

We're super chuffed to have a whopping four Crown and Glory pieces featured in the esteemed Hot 100 under £100 list by Brides Magazine!

Featuring our Sophie headbands in Gold and Silver and Shauna Headband in Pink from our Rock and Roll Bride collection, and our Lana Orchid Aliceband in Black, the Hot 100 list picks 100 of the best bridal accessories available for under £100, wholeheartedly tieing in with our philosophy that just because you're getting married, it doesn't mean you have to go bankrupt to look the part. Brides magazine is available throughout May 2014.

Bridal Babes - Weird and Wonderful Wedding World!

Crown and Glory are back on the road again this weekend, this time to the South West's finest alternative wedding fair - the Weird and Wonderful Wedding World. Hosted by Crown and Glory favourite Fishee Designs, the W&WWW sees the best of UK alternative bridal talent showcase in the amazing At-Bristol science centre - which is actually a licensed wedding venue itself!



The show will not only appeal to brides (and grooms!) who want to do their big day a little bit differently, but also to alternative couples who want to dress up, have a cocktail or two, listen to local bands, dance or chill out, whilst surrounded by the weirdest and most wonderful wedding suppliers on one floor, making it a great night out.



You can enjoy a fashion show with most unique wedding dresses, enjoy a star show in the Planetarium and watch jugglers, close-up magicians and living statues.

We'll be there with our Rock n Roll Bride collection, ready to showcase the pieces and tempt you into wearing glittery bunny ears on your big day. Other exhibitors include Craig Dearsley Photography, Black Cherry Cakes, Kaycie Kyle Nails, Ruby and Stardust and Cream Tease.



The Weird and Wonderful Wedding World runs 3-8pm on Saturday 26th April. Get your advance tickets for £3 here.

Bridal Babes - Most Curious Wedding Fair!

This weekend we're back on the road for our second wedding fair of the year, A Most Curious Wedding Fair in the amazing venue of Hackney Downs Studios, London. Without a doubt one of the coolest wedding shows in the UK, A Most Curious Fairs are aimed at the style savvy couple - and anyone that shows brides in leather for their promotional material gets a seriously big thumbs up from us.

A Most Curious fair has picked some of the most innovative, design-led suppliers from around the country to showcase the very latest of bridal fashion; "If it's beautiful, fun, fresh, cool or about to be cool, we'll incorporate it." 

We'll be there with our Rock n Roll Bride collection, and Kat and I will be on hand to convince you that you damn well can wear bunny ears on your wedding day! Need more convincing? Kat wrote five reasons why you need to visit this fair. A Most Curious Wedding Fair runs 4th-5th April 2014 at the Hackney Downs Studio in London. Fancy grabbing yourself a pair of free tickets? Head over to our Facebook page - you've got til midnight tonight to enter!

CAST 

Images: Joanna Millington Photography

Dresses: Delphine Manivet and Topshop

Jewellery: Eclectic Eccentricity

Silver sequin skirt: Lizzie O Boutique

Accessories: Rouge Pony and DC Bouquets

Makeup: Bella Simonsen

Hair: Sophie Morton of Flint Salon Norwich

Flowers: Jo Flowers 

Star Backdrop: La Bicicleta

Stylist: Becky Hoh-Hale

Bridesmaid Outfit Ideas - Flower Fairy

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We were asked to style up some bridesmaid looks by the lovely folk at Weird and Wonderful Wedding World and we loved this one so much we just had to share it here! Styling grown-up bridesmaids to fit in with your ethereal woodland themed day can sometimes leave them feeling a bit young. But this gorgeous dress from Coast and Peony Floral Garland in Pinks can be sexed up with metallic accessories and some grown up makeup.

Want more outfit ideas? Check out our feature in Weird and Wonderful Wedding World Magazine now!

Bridal Babes - Clare

When Clare got in touch in January to request a custom piece for her early March wedding, I couldn't wait to hear more details - 'I'm getting married in a converted barn adorned in fairy lights with all our family and close friends 75 in total,' Claire told me. I love hearing details about our bride-to-be big days but the next piece of info definitely peaked my interest - 'My dress is from Fur Coat No Knickers after I saw it on Rock and Roll Bride! So exciting!!!'

Kat and I were lucky enough to borrow FCNK dresses for our collection shoot so I can hand on heart say I know just how excited Clare was - their frocks are so gorgeous and I felt amazing all day! As coincidence would have it, Clare had chosen the same dress I wore on the shoot, the Bellini, and so we knew straight away which piece to put with it; the Country Garden Fascinator in Wine with the addition of a black birdcage veil. Clare was undecided between two different headpiece styles but I think you'll agree that the 50s styling of this design really lends itself to the Bellini.

Images courtesy the bride.